Head of Fundraising & Partnerships

[REMOTE] tendersglobal.net [FULL-TIME] 

Please note this position is remote and we’re open to candidates from any location.

At Tech To The Rescue, we are not just talking about making a difference — we are actively turning that vision into reality! And we’re growing! We are looking to enhance our team with the Head of Fundraising to lead our fundraising initiatives. 

If you are a professional experienced in building sales/fundraising teams and leading the processes with a deep passion for tech for social good and a proven track record in fundraising, join us!

Context: You would work closely with both co-founders who are involved in the fundraising process. Founders would be one of the sources of high potential deal opportunities and you would be expected to nurture and seek other sources, as well as provide operational excellence coordinating team, making sure the team is achieving goals. 

As a senior sales representative closing some of the key deals. We use the word “fundraising” interchangeably with “sales” because we have a business background and we understand that successful fundraising is based on a solid sales-like process with the main difference in the product that is offered – in our case, it is not a commercial product aimed at Return on Investment but pro-bono services focused on Return of Impact for our beneficiaries from underrepresented communities. If you have experience and/or you are tired of selling another SaaS product – looking for an Impact-oriented switch in your career that might contribute to the future of our children or children of their children – we should talk. 

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Nurture relationships with potential leads and close high-profile deals turning prospects into donors.

• Create offerings for donors and compile a compelling list of services and benefits for partners, ensuring alignment with their interests and the organization’s objectives.

• Formulate and implement fundraising initiatives in collaboration with co-founders, focusing on achieving financial targets and advancing the organization’s mission.

• Collaborate with other departments to create compelling case studies and success stories that demonstrate the impact of our work.

• The team is working closely with Marketing to generate new opportunities. 

• Manage a team of 3 and coordinate the actions of a team of 6, promoting a high-performance culture and alignment with strategic goals.

• The Fundraising team currently consists of 6 people, including two founders, and 4 team members responsible for different stages of the sales/fundraising process.

• Set key performance indicators, track fundraising effectiveness, and provide comprehensive reports to leadership and stakeholders.

• Direct the entire fundraising lifecycle from lead generation to deal closure, ensuring operations and personal involvement in securing major donations.

• Organize and execute key fundraising events to engage donors and secure funding.

YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Fluent / Native English language (both written and communicative).

• High level of Energy and “can-do” attitude 

• Straight to the point and very goal-oriented 

• Experience in fundraising / sales leadership roles, preferably in technology or non-profit sectors.

• Wide network of contacts and demonstrated ability to engage a diverse range of donors and partners.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and engage at all levels.

• Strategic thinker with a track record of developing and executing successful fundraising campaigns and/or sales strategies.

• Passion for technology and its potential to drive social change.

GOOD TO HAVE

• Wide range of philanthropic connections and / or corporate philanthropy contacts

• Experience in Tech for Good market as an important member/advisor of one of the leading organizations

• Experience in working on global market, with international Donors/Investors/Clients
  

Salary: Director-level salary with an option for hybrid remuneration of flat salary + commission-based bonuses (B2B agreement)

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Flexible working hours and remote work (with regular team synchros)

• An incredible team of like-minded, highly skilled people from all over the world

• An environment of trust and compassion where your opinion matters

• Quarterly offline workshops where you’ll get a chance to meet the team & reflect on the accomplishments as well as set the new goals

• Possibility to directly collaborate with some of the most renowned leaders in the technology and Social Good sectors

• Opportunity to combine an ambitious career development path with a huge personal impact on the organization and the world

• A bunch of new technologies to learn and use

• An opportunity to experiment with your ideas, to learn and grow with the organization 

• Ability to build an international organization that follows certain values and wants to make a positive impact on the world

• An organization that respects your work-life balance offering paid days of break and sick leave

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

At Tech To The Rescue, we are building a community of changemakers willing to scale up positive social impact using technology. We match the most effective NGOs with professional teams from top IT companies to create digital solutions addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems.

We are a non-profit organization with a global reach; In the last year, we initiated over 450+ collaborations in 50 countries, with an estimated influence on ~7M lives. In the next 3 years, we are planning to match 2000 organizations and have a positive impact on 50M people! 

Our partners include some of the most renowned organizations in their fields including: Ashoka, Google.org, AWS Amazon, UN Women, Lenovo or Twilio.org. Currently we are at about 30 people in the team in total. 

We are on a Mission to make it an industry standard so that IT companies at least once a year engage in building Tech For Good solutions. This should allow our Vision to come true – the world in which Social Good Organizations have the technology as well as other necessary resources and tools to massively scale their social/environmental influence. We’d love to talk to candidates excited about an opportunity of building something massively impactful that can multiply good on a global scale!

OUR CULTURE:

For Tech To The Rescue our CULTURE is about “How do we make decisions when it’s not known what to do?”. 

We base our culture on behaviors that unite us – our VALUES: 

• F for focus

• O for ownership

• C for courage

• C for curiosity

• O for openness

LEARN MORE ABOUT  TECH TO THE RESCUE

• Our story

• Case Studies 

• Some of the Impactful Organizations we help

• List of TOP IT companies who decided to join the initiative

• AI for Changemakers – A global accelerator program for AI innovators and ambitious nonprofits 

Tech To The Rescue is an equal opportunity employer. We’re excited to work with talented and empathetic people no matter their race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, or age.